Has time made our hearts grow fonder for Georges Sr-Pierre, why don’t the media challenge UFC President Dana White, and who should Jon Jones fight when he moves to heavyweight?

In our latest installment of Twitter Mailbag, MMAjunkie.com’s Ben Fowlkes answers those questions and many more.

Check out all the questions below, and submit your own at @BenFowlkesMMA.

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Barry Williams @vamtnhunter
@benfowlkesMMA Is it just me, or has time made the heart(s) grow more fond of GSP? Was bored w/ his fighting style, now excited for return

I don’t think it’s just you. Georges St-Pierre’s injury came at a time when he was taking a lot of heat for his conservative approach, and maybe the MMA world needed this break to remember just how much we enjoy having him around. He’s still the one true, unquestioned welterweight champ, and he still has fresh challenges out there waiting for him. Carlos Condit is one, Nick Diaz might eventually be another, and then there’s the ubiquitous presence of Father Time. Will he be the same GSP after this knee injury? Will he be a 170-pound Anderson Silva and keep dominating well into his late 30s? These are all questions I think we’re eager for answers to, which is why it’s good to have him back, even if I fully expected the criticism and complaining to pick up right where it left off if he doesn’t find a way to finish Condit at UFC 154.

Yes and no. When White says it “absolutely” will happen, that’s just saying stuff – because there’s no way he can predict the future. Silva might get hurt and decide to call it a career. Jones might become ever more the quirky prodigy and decide to take a hiatus from MMA in order to record a folk album. One or both them might lose soon, and then a lot of the air will drain out of the superfight hype balloon. None of us knows what’s coming, especially in this business. At the same time, when White makes that vow, I do believe that he intends to keep it, if only because it would be good business for him. He might have to open up the checkbook to make it happen, and even White doesn’t have the power to completely control the lives and decisions of other adults (though he seems to forget that at times), but I have every reason to expect that he’ll do his best to make this prediction come true.

Alexandre Dias @alediasp
@benfowlkesMMA phil baroni and war machine have been tweeting this week about training together. what can we expect from this partnership?

If nothing else, hopefully some great material for Master Tweet Theatre.

Baltasar Shepard @BaltasarShepard
@benfowlkesMMA Are we oblivious to the fact that we are living in a great time for MMA? Will we regret not appreciating fighters like [Anderson Silva]?

I guess that depends. Do you feel oblivious to it? Because I don’t. Especially when I see Silva take a non-challenge like the Stephan Bonnar fight and find a way to make it into a work of art, I definitely feel like I’m appreciating him while he’s around. The same is true for Jon Jones or Georges St-Pierre. Even if we find plenty to complain about in the matchmaking at times, once we see them in action, I think it’s hard not to be reminded that we’re witnessing greatness.

MarQ P @WMMANews
@benfowlkesmma what tv network do you think InvictaFC should land on in 2013?

Difficult to say, but I can tell you where I would rather not see it land. For starters, I hope it doesn’t get picked up by some non-sports-related cable network that sees it as a novelty, something akin to “Real Housewives” but with the guarantee of violence rather than the threat of it. I also kind of hope it avoids being lumped in with the milieu of small-time MMA on AXS TV (formerly known as HDNet). Nothing against AXS, which does a lot to support the sport with its MMA-heavy programming, but it would be too easy to get lost in the crowd there. Invicta is smart to look for the right TV partner rather than jumping on the first offer that comes through since a bad TV deal can kill an MMA promotion just as surely as no TV deal. What that right deal will look like, however, I’m not sure.

sevenwithcheese @sevenwithcheese
@benfowlkesMMA Why is the media so terrified to call Dana on his BS? Why do they giggle and nod like fanboys when they know he’s lying? #TMB

If you think the media is “terrified” to criticize UFC President Dana White, I can only assume you don’t actually read any MMA websites. If you did, you’d see White getting criticized for one thing or another on an almost daily basis. But maybe that’s not what you mean. Maybe, like many people who have never conducted an interview, you think interviewing someone is the same thing as arguing with them. It isn’t. When you’re interviewing someone, whether one-on-one or in a scrum, the goal is to get answers to your questions. Again, maybe you haven’t actually seen the video of any of those scrum interviews with White, but he gets pressed and prodded on all sorts of issues all the time. Sometimes his answers are more direct and forthcoming than others, and different media members have different ways of asking questions and pressing for answers, but no one is there to debate with him because that’s not the goal of an interview.

White is pretty good about giving that extra time to the media after press conferences, even when he knows he’s going to be pushed on uncomfortable topics. If every media member tried to use that time to prove what a badass he or she is, I doubt he’d keep doing it. I also doubt we’d get much usable material out the resulting shouting matches. It’s a tricky balancing act sometimes to maintain access and a decent working relationship while also pressing for answers that an interviewee might not want to give, but the genuine, full-time MMA media do a better job of it than you give them credit for.

Keith Parker @Parkerhazzah
@benfowlkesMMA I personally believe that Anderson’s next fight should be Bisbing or Belcher. Who would you rank as no. 2 and 3 at 185? #twb

Hey Keith, I’d like to introduce you to a fellow named Chris Weidman. Chris, this is Keith, who seems like a nice enough guy, even if something tells me he doesn’t have FUEL TV in his cable package.

Marijo @eHSoNe
@benfowlkesMMA who will give @JonnyBones the most trouble at heavyweight? Who do u want him to fight at [light-heavyweight] before he goes up in weight?

Even though I think he’d win all three fights, it’d be a shame to see Jones flee the 205-pound class without facing any or all of the trio of Dan Henderson, Phil Davis and Alexander Gustafsson. Each offers something a little different, and I’d love to see how Jones would deal with them. But if a move to heavyweight is imminent, let’s remember that there’s a reason why Junior Dos Santos is the champ there. His takedown defense and his footwork might give Jones some problems, and his powerful, accurate punching will test anyone’s chin. I also wouldn’t mind seeing how Jones would deal with a little wrecking ball of a wrestler such as Daniel Cormier, but that’s too distant a dream to even discuss right now.

In general I’m not too concerned. It’s a reasonable reaction when a) the undercard is a tad weak, and b) UFC events have been so hard hit by injuries lately. If you knew you were paying primarily to see one fight, would you want to risk it and buy a ticket three or four weeks out given all that’s happened to the UFC’s best-laid plans in the last year? Probably not. Probably you’d wait until a week or two before the fight, when an injury withdrawal is less and less likely, then see if you couldn’t scoop up a ticket once you know for sure that you’re going to get what you pay for.

Justin Manning @Just_JustinM
@benfowlkesMMA If you could watch any MMA fight in ’13, in any venue, with any drink in your hand – what would you pick? #WeCanAllDream

If I wanted to keep things at least somewhat realistic here, I could tell you I’d love to enjoy a cold Sam Adams in the MGM Grand while watching Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz go at it. If I wanted to be a little bit more of a dreamer, I might knock back a glass of 12-year Macallan while watching Anderson Silva and Jon Jones face off in Madison Square Garden. Of course, if I wanted to use the power of this hypothetical for the greater good, I’d settle for a cup of coffee in any arena with decent wifi while watching Daniel Cormier fight any UFC heavyweight.

Lee Futcher @Futch6
@benfowlkesMMA MAILBAG: Why is the Aldo/Edgar fight happening again? It was to save a card.. Edgar is coming off 2 losses.. #nosense

I see a lot of people comparing the Jose Aldo/Frankie Edgar situation to the Jon Jones/Chael Sonnen mess, but let’s point out a couple clear differences: 1) Edgar was a champion until very recently whereas the only title Sonnen holds is Master of Just Saying Stuff, and 2) Edgar is going down in weight, which is more intriguing than seeing a guy go up a division after his prospects dead-ended in another weight class. Also, let’s just be honest and admit that Aldo vs. Erik Koch was not a title fight that was setting anybody’s hair on fire. No offense to Koch, but he doesn’t have that big signature win yet. I guess you wouldn’t mind seeing him fight for a title, but it’s not as if he had done anything that really screamed No. 1 contender. In Edgar, we have a fighter who could still compete at lightweight if he wanted to. That makes for a fresh, interesting challenge for the featherweight champ Aldo, and at a time when he’s running out of them in a hurry.

Nick Raymond @NickolasRaymond
@benfowlkesMMA #tmb How would VADA handle a fighter on TRT for testing?

Good question, but I’m not the right person to answer it. That’s why I emailed your question to Dr. Margaret Goodman, the president and board chairman of the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, who gave me the following reply on how her organization would handle therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone-replacement therapy:

“A TUE for TRT would have to be evaluated well in advance of the athlete’s intention to enter the VADA program. We would first obtain a copy of the athlete’s medical records, which should contain repeated endocrine specialist’s examinations and testosterone levels over months along with other pertinent hormones like FSH/LH [follicle-stimulating hormone/luteinizing hormone] and medical evaluations documenting long-standing hypogonadism that is not related to prior steroid use. The matter would then be turned over to a VADA-approved endocrinologist that has significant experience in determining whether or not a TUE for TRT is warranted. From what I have been told there are very few such qualified specialist in the world to make an accurate determination in an athlete requesting a TUE for TRT. That physician might request other studies, and they would have past experience in assessing these situations with organizations like WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency.

“Once all of this has been obtained, we would review and make a determination.

“It has been my experience that TUEs for TRT should be extremely rare. In most instances, if an athlete really suffers from hypogonadism, they may have other medical issues that could also interfere with their ability to compete at such a high level.”

If that’s not enough info for you, Nick, you can find VADA’s TUE application form on the “Forms/Policies” section of its website.

Stael Sonnen @StaleSonnen
@benfowlkesMMA #tmb given the connection between them, what are the odds that the GSP-Condit fight goes to a relatively uneventful decision?

Hold up there, dude. At least when it comes to Carlos Condit, I think you’re making the classic MMA judges’ mistake of putting too much weight on what you saw last and forgetting what came before. Relatively uneventful decision, you say? Maybe in his win over Nick Diaz, but go back through the man’s record and you see far more finishes than decisions. In the three fights leading up to his win over Diaz, Condit knocked out Dong Hyun Kim, Dan Hardy and Rory MacDonald. All those fights were pretty freaking eventful, if you ask me.

As for GSP, that’s a different story. He has been draping himself in decision victories of late, though, in fairness, he did so against some very tough opponents who seemed content to survive the fight rather than trying desperately to win. Will he be content to outpoint Condit in his return? I don’t know. On one hand, you know he’s feeling the pressure to finish. On the other, he’s bound to be a little bit rusty. A lot will depend on how Condit goes after him. Also if and when.

Tom Johnson @tjohn224
@benfowlkesMMA Can you sum up Stephan Bonnar’s career in 140 characters or less?

He had a hard head and a willing spirit. He wasn’t the quickest or the best, but he made the most of what he had. Walked away just in time.

joe mosqueda @joedaddy85
@benfowlkesMMA how in the hell did u get yourself into this mma thing+what would u b writing about if mma wasn’t around?

I got interested in MMA mainly by getting interested in jiu-jitsu first. As a college student in San Diego, I started training at Fabio Santos’ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy off the 8 freeway, where I had the privilege of getting beaten up by some true gentlemen. And you know how it goes once you get into jiu-jitsu. Next thing you know you’re watching those “Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Action” tapes, then you’re watching “Choke” on VHS, and then you’re badgering your roommates into ordering UFC pay-per-views. Then, if you’re already interested in writing to begin with, and if you’re a better writer than you are a jiu-jitsu practitioner, eventually you wise up and spend more time in front of the computer than in a gi.

I don’t know what I’d write about if there was no such thing as MMA, but I know I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much. As it is I get to wake up every day, go to work without leaving my house, and write about a sport I love. I can’t see how it could get much better than that.

Ben Fowlkes is MMAjunkie.com and USA TODAY’s MMA columnist. Follow him on Twitter at @BenFowlkesMMA. Twitter Mailbag appears every Thursday on MMAjunkie.com.

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